Hi all, I need to go home for a few months, 3-4 to be more precise. My daughter can't come with me though this time around. I was wondering, will she have forgotten who I am by the time I return? She is 11 months old.

Would it be difficult or confusing for her to see me on line?

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Done the same many years ago as you. My daughters were than 1 year old. 3 months later i came back and i was sort of stranger for them for couple of hours. Lots of love and attention made it disappear the same day when i took them to sleep same evening. Just accept the uncomfortable feeling upon arrival, within hours its how it needs to be. Do not worry !

Thanks, am quite anxious about it. I can't help but feel that she will have forgotten who I am.

she won't. and my daughter speaks to her 13 month old step sister every night. the kid has no problem recoginzing her

Ok that's a relief. So you suggest that I see her on line. The thing is that I am not yet sure if I will be able to make it back for xmas, there is a chance that it will be after that. It seems like a long time. Is it likely to change her mood in anyway? She's a very happy girl that gets a lot of attention from all but because I am the one who looks after her, I am closer to her than anyone. She has a caring mother and grandmother though.

Babies are extremely focused on who is around them, for obvious reasons.

At about one year old my daughter went home to Isan for a couple of weeks. When she came back I was like a total stranger for a few days....

Then later I went to America to work for three months. But this time I did a video call on Facetime with her every single day. Now when I came back, at the airport she knew exactly who I was and jumped into my arms.

So keep in touch with her.

Maintain daily contact, or she will 100% forget who you are.

Make some videos of you and activities with her and have them shown to her periodically.

Okay, so if I see her on-line most days, it should be fine by the sounds of it.

She will pick-up where you left pretty soon after you return anyway. You might becoe a bit of a stranger, but not for long after your return.

if you put in the effort, and talking to daddy is a daily event bigged up on her end, you will suffer more than her.